Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-19
SOUTH WAsHINGTON,S WANTS.
Matters Considered Last Night by the
Citizens, Association.
OPPOSITION TO THE COMMISSIONERS UNION DEPO
PLAINTIFF IMPROVEMENT OF STREETS AND SEWER
-DELEGATKs TO THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTED

held meeting last evening in the hall OF the JET
ferson school. The president, Mr.. C. B. Church
presided, with Mr.. o. T. Thompson as secretary
The reports OF the various committees were read
and approved. The committee on water supply
| through the chairman, Mr.. A. Depue, reported
| that they had endeavOred to ascertain whether
any EFFORTS would be made by the District au
thorities to prevent recurrence of the wate
| famine OF last year. They wished specially te
inquire IL the new main was to be laid down 18th
street, but owing to the absence OF Capt. Symons
| they had not obtained the information desired
| Mr. James II. Grant, from the committee on sewers
reported that the obstruction at and 18th streets
had been removed and the work on D street was
| nearly completed. The committee had called
upon the commissioners, who seemed to be anx
| means, and the committee was OF the opinion thai
! the South Washington section of the city would
| receive its proper share OF attention.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
The chairman of the committee on streets and
highways Mr. Ros Fish, read list of the streets In
South Washington which were included in the
| schedule sent by the Commissioners to Congress
| According to this schedule $42,515 was to be
expended, but Congress had appropriated $50, 600
There had been some correspondence between the
whether this $4,000 surplus could be used, and
those who read the correspondence had as good
opportunity to judge what would be done as he
had. He would express no opinion on the subject
especially as the commissioners did not seem tC
understand what the controller meant and
perhaps the latter did know himself. At any rate
| there would be $4,000 expended in South Wash
ington improvements during the year.
THE RAILROAD QUESTION.
The committee on railroads, Mr.. A. F. Barker
chairman In their report referred to the bill in
troduced in the last Congress giving the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad company the right to tunnel
| under Capitol Hill; then by using Virginia ave-
| nue., TO reach ArmOry square. The committee op-
fhp northeast tmnOCpH additional 0nnac
on the people of South Washington. They were
opposed to the use of ArmOry square for such pur-
entering the city to either elevate or depress theiI
tracks so as not to interfere with street traffic. II
the Baltimore and Ohio was allowed to enter the
and thence by elevated road to the Long Bridge as
the Commissioners endorsed this bill. The com.
tee suggested that while it was not
they should use great activity in the
| future to prevent legislation OF this character
the Commissioners was called to the ong-ex1sting
nuisance OF unloading cars on Virginia and Mary.
land avenues, but no disposition was shown by
the Commissioners to abate the nuisance and
their reply was that the company had no other
place to unload their cars reply that your CON-
mittee hardly expected from any one not in the
employ or interest of the railroad company" The
committee noted with satisfaction that while
authority was granted to build tramway from
the oid DIddington place 10 Babcock lake for the
tract for filling the lake had been let to other par
ties, who will remove the high ground in portions
of South Washington and the old first ward, in.
stead OF dis1guring the streets with tramWay.
The report also stated that the Commissioners
were notified Of the dirt and rubbish thrown on
reservation 1O1 at their own request, but as yet
they had not done anything.
DELEGATES TO THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The president laid before the meeting the recon.
mendatiOn from the conference OF the presidents
of the various associations OF citizens relative to
the division OF the District into nine districts with
representatives from each district on committee
OF one hundred. BY this plan the South Washing
ton association would be in district No. 1 and
would have twelve representatives in the central
committee. These recommendations were adopted
without discussion, and the report OF committee
appointed by the executive committee to nOmi-
nate delegates to the central committee was read
and adopted. The delegates thus elected are as
follows: DelegateS-C. b. Church, A. l.. Barber, A.
Depue, Geo. White, w. H. Baum, o. I. Thompson,
Lawrence Gardner Charles II. Parker and Ros A.
Fish. Alternates-Dr. X. B. Donaldson, A. Archer,
j. 7. Petty, X. A. Walker and II. L. Rose.
that without any special effort on the part OF any
one the association had Increased In numbers and
that there was now on the rolls ITO names. He
South Washington would be enrolled as members.
IMPROVEMENTS ASKED FOR.
Mr.. s. j. Block presented petition for the resi-
dents along street, which he said they desired
that the association would present to the Commits
sioners. He said that the street was in such a
only improvement that had been made was the
laying OF water main in the center OF the street
and a sewer on the north side. Mr.. Fish said that
the street was not in the schedule, but that it
might come under the head Of repairs, and he
would be glad to present the matter to the CON-
miSSiOnerS.
Mr.. Depue moved that AZ street also be men,
toned when the committee on streets called upon
the commissioners, and his motion was adopted
and referred to the committee, together with the
petition presented by Mr.. Block.
THE NEW SCHOOL, BUIInINC
A resolution was adopted requesting the Com
mfssioners to name the proposed school building
to Oe erected on 1917 street the John E. Thompson
building, in honor OF the late well-known South
Washington public school teacher.
Dr. Donaldson wished to know what would be
the status OF the subcommittee of the association
when the central committee was organized He
was OF the opinion that the duties OF these com.
mitteeS would devOlve upon the twelve delegates
to the central committee.
Mr.. Lawrence Gardner thought that the central
committee would not interfere with the present
organization OF the association. Their commit
tees, he said, would continue as before and the
central committee, representing as it would the
terest to the District to look after. Other men,
berS entertained the same view, and it was de-
cded to retain the present organization. The assO
president.
THE VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC AssocIAroN.-At the
meeting OF the Virginia Democratic association
last night portray OF Mr.. BiScoe, the retiring
president Of the association, wal presented Judge
John T: Goolrick, OF Fredericksburg, made a
speech, in which he spoke OF the dark outlook in
the state for the democracy and urged that Mr..
Barbour be nominated as the successor to MI.
Kiddleberger in the United States Senate
FUND FOR THE RELIEF OF THE SUFFERERS FROM
THE EARTHQUAKE-The following additional sub
scptions have been received for this most deserv-
ing fund. Cash through Mr.. NJ +. Norris 500:
Mrs. Chas. A. Mum, s25; Mr.. Costaggini, $40;
Mrs. Thum Philadelphia) $40; G. Desio, So;
Jannarone s.; Ghiselli, 50; Peolon, s.; F. CrsIo-
Filippo 81; Tinaglia, ST. &. Desio, 81; b. Dondero
=; C. Ralo, 81; d. Christofani, 81; G. Chellini, 81
Grilli 81. Total receipts $4O3. Committees have
been appointed to solicit subscriptions.
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